Swimming Coach

Aldar Education is currently seeking a whole-school Swimming Coach for Mamoura British Academy in Abu Dhabi for an immediate start.

Mamoura British Academy is a British curriculum, mixed gender school until Year 8 and a girls only Senior School (Year 9-13). It is located in a state of the art building in the heart of Abu Dhabi. We strive for excellence in all that we do through our high expectations and commitment to ensuring that we provide high quality learning opportunities for our students. Our vision is to be a sustainable and innovative learning community, where we nurture all learners through our bespoke Mamoura British Academy DNA. This Mamoura Learner, Teacher and Values DNA are at the heart of the school community.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi's leading school group.

The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Qualities and Attributes:

1. A supportive and approachable team player who can collaborate effectively with others.
2. A strong communicator at all levels.
3. A commitment to developing positive relationships with all members of the school community.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Teaching swimming as directed by the Head of PE.
2. Planning and delivering engaging lessons.
3. Organising and participating in swim galas and other sports related activities.
4. Managing and ensuring the health and safety of students in the pool in line with the school’s and ADEK’s health and safety protocols (following the school’s NOP and EAP).
5. Participate in meetings with the PE team to ensure high teaching standards are met.
6. Lead training and professional development for staff to ensure they feel confident to teach Swimming.
7. Contribute to the Monitoring, Evaluating and Review processes to quality assure the provision of swimming.
8. Oversee the swimming curriculum to ensure there is consistency, progression and opportunities for challenge.
9. To support the PE department with day-to-day tasks and whole school events.
10. Other duties as assigned within the remit of the role.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Level 2 Swimming Coaching Qualification
2. Experience of leading whole school swimming initiatives is desirable

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:

1. Strong inter-personal skills
2. Ability to work under pressure, problem-solve, deal with challenging situations and be resilient